National Union of Metal & Allied Industries in Zimbabwe v Registrar of Labour & 5 Ors

LC/H/666/16

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

4 November 2016

Citation

LC/H/666/16

Neutral Citation

[2016] ZWLC 666

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Manyangadze J

Full Bench

Manyangadze J

Areas of Law

Labour lawTrade union law

Keywords

Trade union registrationLocus standiCorporate personalitySection 29(2) Labour Act

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether an unregistered trade union has locus standi to appeal a registration determination","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"NUMAIZ unregistered when appeal noted"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the appeal could be validly withdrawn based on settlement with only some respondents","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Deed of Settlement with only 2 of 6 respondents"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant trade union appealed against the Registrar of Labour's determination limiting its registration scope. Before the merits could be heard, respondents challenged the appellant's locus standi on the basis that it was not yet registered as a trade union and therefore lacked corporate personality under section 29(2) of the Labour Act.

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